Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 and Project-Based Voucher lottery applications are now closed. More information here. Update an existing application.
Condominium (condo) development in Colorado has slowed significantly over the past decade – leading to a dramatic decrease in stock of one of our state’s most affordable housing options. “The disappearance of condominiums in Colorado embodies the state’s housing affordability challenges,” shared Maiker CEO Peter LiFari in a report he recently authored in partnership with […]
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The Maiker team was honored to receive the Inclusivity Award at the inaugural Adams County Regional Economic Partnership’s (AC-REP) Gamechangers Awards on October 26th! Dedicated to fostering growth and innovation in the Greater Adams County region, AC-REP Gamechangers Awards recognize individuals, organizations and institutions who’ve delivered a disruptive innovation, major development project, emerging industry, or
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Over the past year, we’ve seen the Maiker mission in action through community-informed development and renovation of several of our affordable housing communities. In September, we recently celebrated the grand reopening of Casa Redonda de Vigil, a senior community in Unincorporated Adams County. In early 2022, we started renovations on all 42 units and the
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Over the past several years, Maiker Housing Partners has ushered in a period of growth intended to increase our capacity to address Adams County’s housing crisis. This growth has allowed us to form new partnerships, launch new projects and welcome new members to the Maiker community. To nurture this growth, Maiker staff and leadership spent
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In 2022, Maiker Housing Partners launched an internal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee. Composed of a dozen staff representatives from each Maiker environment, this committee is dedicated to listening, learning and implementing strategies to make all staff feel safe, sound and respected in the workplace. “One of our main focuses at Maiker is to
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The internet is a powerful tool. It connects us to information, resources and communities around the world and outside our front door. But for many families in Colorado, it’s a tool that comes at too high a cost. The White House’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) benefit program established to
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Crossing Pointe South is Maiker’s newest affordable housing community located in the Thornton Crossroads & 104th Avenue Station area. Request an application form by emailing us at CPSouth@maikerhp.org. We will be accepting applications IN-PERSON ONLY at Crossing Pointe North (4220 E 104th Ave, Thornton, CO 80022) on May 17, 18, 19, 24 and 25. Please read the
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Building community is central to our work at Maiker Housing Partners. Like other affordable housers, our first commitment to the community is the provision of healthy, safe and affordable communities in Adams County. But in Maiker’s theory of change, we go the extra mile to facilitate connection and build power among our members through community
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March is Women’s History Month – a time when communities come together to celebrate the women who inspire us to show up for one another and advocate for a more equitable future. To recognize the women who are making a difference here in Adams County, we sat down with Maiker’s Shant’a Johnson, director of family
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When apartment buildings go up for sale, local governments often struggle to compete with private equity firms and hedge funds in the bidding process. Without a seat at the table, investors continue to win bids to buy properties – hiking up the cost of living and exacerbating the housing crisis in Colorado. A bill introduced
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